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Q4 29:28

Gold Coast has defeated Fremantle for the second time this year. The Suns were too good with 15 more forward 50 entries and five more goals after half time, spreading the load between tall forwards May, Lynch, Wright and Grant.

Q4 29:18

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

Q4 27:47

BEHINDSuns (Brandon Matera)

Q4 24:32

Alex Sexton has now delivered the ball inside 50 on 14 occasions. This is the equalmost forward 50 entries by any player in a game this year along with Dayne Zorko in Round 6.

Q4 24:08

GOALSuns (Jack Martin)

Q4 22:17

Michael Walters now has four goals, the most he has kicked in a game since Round 20 last year against West Coast. Fremantle has kicked 4.2 (26) from 17 forward half intercepts, while Gold Coast has kicked 5.3 (33) from 25 intercepts in the forward half.

Q4 21:52

GOALDockers (Michael Walters)

Q4 21:24

BEHINDDockers (Ed Langdon)

Q4 19:12

BEHINDDockers (Connor Blakely)

Q4 17:41

Fremantle has kicked its first goal in over a quarter, converted by Griffin after a Walters clearance. This quarter the Dockers have won seven of the nine clearances.

Q4 17:05

GOALDockers (Jonathon Griffin)

Q4 16:37

Lachie Neale has now had 40 disposals, the fourth time he has reached this tally in his 87game career.

Q4 13:53

Alex Sexton has capped off an influential midfield game with a goal of his own. He has an equalteam-high 23 disposals, along with game-highs in inside 50s (13), score involvements (ten) and metres gained (687 metres).

Q4 13:05

GOALSuns (Alex Sexton)

Q4 12:06

With two goals in a minute, Tom Lynch has now kicked four goals or more in nine of his 17 matches this year. The Gold Coast forward has taken his tally to 55 goals for the season.

Q4 11:59

GOALSuns (Tom J. Lynch)

Q4 10:48

GOALSuns (Tom J. Lynch)

Q4 08:32

BEHINDSuns (Tom J. Lynch)

Q4 07:25

BEHINDDockers (Rushed)

Q4 03:54

This season Fremantle has been the slightly better performer in final terms. The Dockers' fourth quarter record is five wins and 11 losses while the Suns have won three but lost 13 final quarters.

Q4 00:00

Q4 is now underway.

Q3 29:04

Fremantle was unable to break Gold Coast's forward press in the third term, with the Suns winning 15 midfield intercepts for the term taking ten of the resulting possession chains inside 50, converting three directly into goals.

Q3 28:54

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Q3 28:29

BEHINDDockers (Rushed)

Q3 26:33

Gold Coast has dominated field position this term, with the ball inside the Suns' forward half for 77 per cent of its duration. Although the Suns have had three fewer disposals, they have taken the ball inside 50 on 12 more occasions (175).

Q3 26:25

GOALSuns (Tom J. Lynch)

Q3 25:13

Gold Coast has won all four centre clearances this term. This season the Suns have won a clearance from only 37 per cent of centre bounces, ranked last in the league.

Q3 24:10

GOALSuns (Peter Wright)On the Run (0-15m, Corridor)

Q3 21:56

Gold Coast has had more opportunities this term, with five more clearances and three extra intercepts than Fremantle leading to nine more forward 50 entries. The Suns have not converted their chances, with 2.4 (16) and one miss from 14 inside 50s.

Q3 21:28

BEHINDSuns (Rushed)

Q3 17:34

BEHINDSuns (Callum Ah Chee)

Q3 16:46

The quality of disposal by foot has deterioirated this term, with both teams having a kicking efficiency of 62 per cent respectively. Across the first half 77 per cent of the Suns' kicks were effective and 69 per cent of the Dockers' kicks were likewise

Q3 16:36

BEHINDSuns (Brandon Matera)

Q3 13:33

Lachie Neale is the only player on the ground with over 20 disposals. He now has 31 disposals, eight clearances and three intercepts to go with his one goal. Neale has already recorded 12 disposals this term.

Q3 12:26

Fremantle InterchangeLee Spurr off due to an injury.

Q3 11:08

BEHINDSuns (Jarrad Grant)

Q3 07:45

GOALDockers (Shane Yarran)

Q3 04:56

GOALSuns (Peter Wright)

Q3 02:10

Sam Day has equalled his careerbest of four goals in a match. Today playing as a forward, he has taken seven marks and recorded 10 disposals at 100 per cent efficiency.

Q3 01:40

GOALSuns (Sam Day)

Q3 00:00

Q3 is now underway.

Q2 32:58

Fremantle has come out on top following a topsyturvy first half, leading by eight points at half time. The Dockers were particularly dangerous transitioning the ball in the second term, kicking four goals directly from intercepts and one from a kick-in.

Q2 32:58

Michael Walters has been dynamic inside 50 in the first half. The Fremantle forward pocket has taken a gamehigh four marks inside forward 50, kicked three goals and provided a goal assist to Neale.

Q2 32:48

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Q2 32:46

GOALDockers (Michael Walters)

Q2 31:55

Lachie Neale has added a goal to his 20 first half disposals and put Fremantle back in front. This is the fifth time this season he has recorded 20 or more disposals to the main break.

Q2 29:45

GOALDockers (Lachie Neale)

Q2 28:03

GOALDockers (Ed Langdon)

Q2 26:34

BEHINDDockers (Ed Langdon)

Q2 25:26

BEHINDDockers (Ed Langdon)

Q2 24:26

In six minutes since Fremantle took a sevenpoint lead, Gold Coast has hit back strongly with all three centre clearances and 92 per cent disposal efficiency. In this period the Suns have taken the ball inside 50 four times for three goals.

Q2 23:42

GOALSuns (Brandon Matera)

Q2 22:10

GOALSuns (Jarrad Grant)

Q2 19:29

GOALSuns (Sam Day)

Q2 18:36

Both teams have taken the ball inside 50 nine times this term but Fremantle's output of 3.4 (22) far exceeds Gold Coast's one behind. The Dockers' kicking efficiency of 78 per cent inside their forward half compared to just 55 per cent by the Suns.

Q2 18:17

GOALDockers (Shane Yarran)

Q2 16:07

BEHINDDockers (Rushed)

Q2 16:07

Lachie Neale is the dominant midfielder on the ground, already winning seven of the Dockers' 14 clearances. The Fremantle midfielder has recorded a gamehigh 19 disposals and a team-high 205 metres gained.

Q2 14:33

In his first season, Fremantle defender Sam Collins is providing rebound for the Dockers. He has already won a teamhigh six intercepts, with three of those intercept marks.

Q2 11:32

BEHINDDockers (Garrick Ibbotson)

Q2 10:13

BEHINDDockers (Rushed)

Q2 06:24

BEHINDDockers (Rushed)

Q2 05:01

Following the rushed behind, Fremantle has taken the ball endto-end to kick its first goal from a kick-in for the match. This season the Dockers average a score from just 6.7 per cent of kick-ins, ranked 16th in the league.

Q2 04:21

GOALDockers (Danyle Pearce)

Q2 03:44

BEHINDSuns (Rushed)

Q2 02:19

Michael Walters has kicked the first goal in each of the first and second terms. Before this match Walters, Pavlich and Ballantyne had all kicked 24 goals to lead the club's goal kicking tally, however only Walters is playing in this match.

Q2 02:11

GOALDockers (Michael Walters)

Q2 00:00

Q2 is now underway.

Q1 30:48

Gold Coast has kicked its highest first quarter score against Fremantle to open up a 14point lead at quarter time. The Suns were too dangerous inside 50 for the Dockers, taking three marks and winning four free kicks in that zone.

Q1 30:48

The Suns opted to control possession by foot in the first term, recording 24 more short kicks (339) and 25 more uncontested marks (33-8) than the Dockers.

Q1 30:38

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Q1 28:26

Steven May has stood tall for Gold Coast in defence in the first term. He has won a gamehigh four intercepts (including two intercept marks) and recorded a team-high ten disposals at 90 per cent efficiency.

Q1 25:43

Gold Coast's tall forwards are combining to provide effective attacking options for the Suns. Day, Wright, Lynch and Grant have combined for seven shots at goal and all five majors this term.

Q1 24:55

BEHINDSuns (Peter Wright)

Q1 23:06

GOALSuns (Tom J. Lynch)

Q1 20:39

GOALSuns (Peter Wright)

Q1 15:51

Fremantle has won two clearances in its forward half and has directly taken both resulting possession chains into successful shots from general play to Taberner and Langdon.

Q1 15:38

GOALDockers (Ed Langdon)

Q1 10:56

GOALDockers (Matt Taberner)

Q1 09:37

Gold Coast has kicked three goals from its past three forward 50 entries. This season the Suns average a goal from 26 per cent of inside 50s, ranked eight in the year.

Q1 09:21

GOALSuns (Jarrad Grant)

Q1 07:08

Sam Day has taken the first two marks inside forward 50 for the game (both contested) and converted both set shots. Gold Coast has now taken four contested marks for the match. Fremantle is yet to take a contested mark.

Q1 07:04

GOALSuns (Sam Day)

Q1 05:14

GOALSuns (Sam Day)

Q1 03:22

BEHINDSuns (Rushed)

Q1 01:59

Fremantle has kicked an early goal from its first intercept inside forward 50 for the match. This season the Dockers average a score from 68 per cent of forward 50 intercepts, ranked sixth in the league.

Q1 01:10

GOALDockers (Michael Walters)

Q1 00:00

Q1 is now underway.

Q0 00:00

Affected by these discrepancies in ball control, Gold Coast has recorded an average time in forward half differential of11:04 minutes (ranked 18th) while Fremantle averages -2:57 minutes per game (ranked 13th).

Gold Coast last played Fremantle in Round 2, with the Suns defeating the Dockers by 26 points at Domain Stadium. Prior to this match, Fremantle had won the first five clashes between the team back to Gold Coast's inception in 2011.

Q0 00:-20

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Minus Gary Ablett, Dion Prestia, Michael Rischitelli – all in for season-ending surgery – and Aaron Hall, David Swallow and Jaeger O'Meara, the Suns were dealt another blow with the late withdrawal of the experienced Matt Rosa (hamstring).

Stand-in skipper Steven May was a colossus, stemming many Dockers attacks, but it was the makeshift midfield that deserves the plaudits.

Touk Miller (28 touches, seven clearances and seven tackles) – suddenly pitched in as the Suns' main man in the middle – worked tirelessly, while Alex Sexton (25 touches) set a strong tone with his aggressive tackling and excellent clearance work.

He ran alongside Stephen Hill and wore him down over four quarters.

Eade admitted he was concerned the Suns would run out of legs.

"They’re a reasonable running side, even though they’ve got some injuries," he said.

"They do like to run and carry and use some speed. They’ve got three quality midfielders, even though Mundy didn’t play there until the end, in Hill, Mundy and Neale, so yeah, I was worried whether we could share the load in the centre of the ground.

"It was hot, so I was certainly worried about that, but I thought we ran the game out well."

"Really simply, we're leaving too much to too few and we need a few to buy-in," Lyon said.

"A few of our senior players were quieter than we would have liked them, without naming them."

Missing a plethora of their own stars, including Nat Fyfe, Aaron Sandilands, Hayden Ballantyne and the rested Matthew Pavlich, the Dockers ran out of legs.

Coach Ross Lyon was so frustrated he headed to the bench late in the third quarter to give his players and spray and coach from the boundary line.

MEDICAL ROOMGold Coast: After the season they've had, it's hard to believe but the Suns came away unscathed. Matt Rosa was a late withdrawal with a hamstring complaint but could return next week, while coach Rodney Eade said Sean Lemmens and Trent McKenzie could return through the NEAFL.

Fremantle: Rugged defender Lee Spurr was the only minor casualty with a head laceration, but he played the game out. Coach Ross Lyon said it was too early to speculate on whether ruckman Aaron Sandilands would return next week.

NEXT UPGold Coast travels to Melbourne next Sunday to take on the Demons at the MCG. With a couple of players expected back from injury, it's another match the Suns would see as winnable. Fremantle heads home to take on the Sydney Swans in what will be a monster day for the club, celebrating skipper Matthew Pavlich's 350th game.